ANBOC 2026

ANBOC 2026

Welcome to ANBOC 2026! Here you can preview the conference timetable. From September, ticket holders will be able to register for sessions and build their own timetables in the conference app.
To purchase your ticket, visit https://openacademy.sydney.edu.au/course/ANBOC2026

4:00pm AEST

Welcome Event TBA

5:00pm AEST

Opening Concert 1 - SCM Brass Ensemble Verbrugghen HallSydney Conservatorium of Music Brass Ensemble

6:00pm AEST

Cynthia Johnston Turner - Keynote Presentation Verbrugghen HallCynthia Johnson Turner

7:00pm AEST

Opening Concert - RAN Band Sydney Verbrugghen HallRoyal Australian Navy Band Sydney

8:30am AEST

Choral warm-ups, musical brain teasers and sight-singing Part I Music WorkshopDr Elizabeth Scott

9:00am AEST

What I Wish I'd Known 30 Years Ago Verbrugghen HallDr Mark Laycock

10:00am AEST

Creating Meaningful Rehearsals in Limited Time Verbrugghen HallDr Nicholas Enrico Williams Get the bo win gsri ght! (Linking rhythm and bow division in junior string ensembles) Recital Hall EastLisa Grosman Rehearsal.exe: Upgrading Your Ensemble Rehearsal with Digital Tools Recital Hall WestRyan Parks The End is Only as Good as the Beginning - Success from the Door to the Downbeat Music WorkshopTyler Arcari

11:00am AEST

11:30am AEST

Bridging the gap between jazz and classical music. It’s just 12 notes! Verbrugghen HallPatrick Bowen

12:30pm AEST

1:30pm AEST

Lunchtime Concert - CHS Chamber Orchestra Music WorkshopChatswood HS Chamber Orchestra Lunchtime Concert - North West Wind Ensemble Verbrugghen HallNorth West Wind Ensemble

2:30pm AEST

Community Music with Professionalism, Purpose, Passion & Longevity: An insight into the Castle Hill RSL Wind Orchestras Verbrugghen HallJames Brice OAM Creating a culture of singing in your ensemble, school and community Recital Hall EastDr Elizabeth Scott Elevate Your Rehearsal: Rehearse for Success Recital Hall WestAngela Cassar Understanding Composition Basics - If you can't understand it, you can't conduct it! Education RoomDr Ralph Hultgren AM New Australian Music for School and Community Orchestras: An orchestral reading session Music WorkshopDr Joanna Drimatis

3:30pm AEST

4:00pm AEST

Connecting Your Students with Living Composers Verbrugghen HallDr Jaclyn Hartenberger • Dr Catherine Likhuta • Dr Nicholas Enrico Williams Middle-Child Syndrome – Taking the ‘Second’ Band or Orchestra Music WorkshopDale Pointon Navigating the Band Room with Discipline: Military Principles for Musical Leadership Recital Hall WestDavid E Coit The First Notes and The First Year: How to compose music for children to perform Recital Hall EastDr Jim Coyle

5:30pm AEST

Panel - The Next Movement Verbrugghen HallPatrick Bowen • Cynthia Johnson Turner • Andrew McWade • Dr Mark Laycock

6:45pm AEST

Saturday Evening Performance - Adelaide Wind Orchestra Verbrugghen HallBryan Griffiths • Adelaide Wind Orchestra

8:30am AEDT

Choral warm-ups, musical brain teasers and sight-singing Part II Music WorkshopDr Elizabeth Scott

9:00am AEDT

Rehearsal techniques that don’t suck for the aspiring jazz director. Music WorkshopPatrick Bowen Score Study for Rehearsal Effectiveness Verbrugghen HallDr Mark Laycock

10:00am AEDT

It's Not New, it's Upcycled! Creating twenty-first century band repertoire from the legacy of Australian heritage women composers. Recital Hall WestTracy Videon More Than Loud and Soft: Helping Students Understand the True Role of Dynamics in Music Education RoomDr Fletcher Mitchell Off to a Great Start - Creative Approaches to Teaching Beginner Band Music WorkshopDr Joanne Heaton Out the Other Side! Maximize Your Program with Flexible and Chamber Music Recital Hall EastTyler Arcari

11:00am AEDT

11:30am AEDT

Cynthia Johnston Turner - Keynote Presentation Verbrugghen HallCynthia Johnson Turner

1:00pm AEDT

1:30pm AEDT

Sunday Lunchtime Concert - North Shore Wind Symphony Verbrugghen HallNorth Shore Wind Symphony

2:30pm AEDT

Commissioning Australian Music: the how, the when and the why Music WorkshopDr Jodie Blackshaw • Dr Catherine Likhuta Finding Your Voice as a Young Composer Education RoomAdele Mitchell Listening Between the Lines: Using AI Analytics to Strengthen Australian School Music Programs Recital Hall EastLindsay Ryan Training Your Eyes to Hear: Selecting Music for Your Ensemble Recital Hall WestTyler Arcari

3:30pm AEDT

4:00pm AEDT

“The other March King” - the original marches of Kenneth J. Alford Music WorkshopMajor Greg Peterson Early Learners to Emerging Artists: Effective K-12 Approaches in an Educational Context Recital Hall WestMartyn Hentschel Making Sound Decisions: developing auditory understanding for a cohesive ensemble sound Recital Hall EastDr Jemima Bunn The Composer and Conductor: The Art of Collaboration in Rehearsal Verbrugghen HallDr Joanna Drimatis • Dr Catherine Likhuta

6:00pm AEDT

Sunday Evening Concert - SYO Verbrugghen HallSYO Philharmonic

9:30am AEDT

Jazz Workshop 1 Recital Hall WestPatrick Bowen Orchestra Conducting Workshop 1 Verbrugghen HallDr Mark Laycock • SYO Philharmonic Wind Band Conducting Workshop 1 Music WorkshopCynthia Johnson Turner • Royal Australian Navy Band Sydney

11:00am AEDT

11:30am AEDT

Jazz Workshop 2 Recital Hall WestPatrick Bowen Orchestra Conducting Workshop 2 Verbrugghen HallDr Mark Laycock • SYO Philharmonic Wind Band Conducting Workshop 2 Music WorkshopCynthia Johnson Turner • Royal Australian Navy Band Sydney

1:00pm AEDT